The first wave of agent building left a governance gap. Here's why runtime governance - policy enforcement, context quality, and human oversight - is the fifth infrastructure bet.

Backstage is powerful, but getting it right takes work. We break down the Day 0, Day 1, and Day 2 journey of implementing Backstage, covering the planning, deployment, and long-term maintenance challenges that teams face. From the hidden complexities of catalog population to the skill gaps in platform teams, we explore what it really takes to make Backstage successful.

Deploying Backstage is just the beginning. The real challenge is turning it into a tool your developers rely on. Successful adoption requires treating Backstage like a product, aligning it with workflows, and fostering collaboration. Discover how to sustain adoption through strategic planning, automation, and creating meaningful value for your teams.

Deploying Backstage is just the beginning. The real challenge is turning it into a tool your developers rely on. Successful adoption requires treating Backstage like a product, aligning it with workflows, and fostering collaboration. Discover how to sustain adoption through strategic planning, automation, and creating meaningful value for your teams.

Part of the Backstage Adoption series, this post lays out two broad categories of proven initiatives and tactics that can be used to drive adoption of Backstage in your organisation.

Every engineering organization is unique, and your Internal Developer Portal should reflect that. Roadie builds on Backstage’s flexibility, and makes it much easier for teams to customize their developer portal to match their tools, culture, and workflows. From theming and UI tweaks, to custom data models, entity providers, and plugins, learn how Roadie combines ease-of-use with extensive customization.

Filling the catalog of your Internal Developer Portal doesn't need to be an insurmountable task. We've collected 3 strategies you can leverage and 12 individual tactics that our customers have used to reach 90% catalog completeness or higher.

Backstage a smoother experience for your team and boost adoption by creating effective internal getting started documentation and support channels.